<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034226405303479299</id><updated>2012-02-16T03:31:21.123-08:00</updated><category term='Boston'/><category term='Beach'/><category term='Kansas'/><title type='text'>Psychoquack's Deponent Paradox</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8034226405303479299/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>abaslock</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18389866247358142464</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zSwDYoXM0wM/S_Vl9uaqBGI/AAAAAAAAADk/xxYm5Zz6pAw/S220/Ab+10.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034226405303479299.post-8777496290578505547</id><published>2010-06-23T13:54:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-23T13:55:53.388-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="regular" style="margin-left: 7em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we&amp;nbsp;would literally astound ourselves.”&lt;br /&gt;– Thomas A. Edison&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs6/i/2005/053/a/b/Terragen___Astounding_by_tigaer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs6/i/2005/053/a/b/Terragen___Astounding_by_tigaer.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;I think we are more than capable of astounding ourselves, people just don’t put the time and effort into doing it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Maybe some people just don’t know where the goalposts are, and are unable to even start heading in the right direction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Maybe some people are content with where they stand already.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Whatever the case may be, I don’t see it as an excuse.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Take risks. Challenge yourself. Be astounding. Do astounding things. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8034226405303479299-8777496290578505547?l=abaslock.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/feeds/8777496290578505547/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/2010/06/if-we-all-did-things-we-are-capable-of.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8034226405303479299/posts/default/8777496290578505547'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8034226405303479299/posts/default/8777496290578505547'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/2010/06/if-we-all-did-things-we-are-capable-of.html' title=''/><author><name>abaslock</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18389866247358142464</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zSwDYoXM0wM/S_Vl9uaqBGI/AAAAAAAAADk/xxYm5Zz6pAw/S220/Ab+10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034226405303479299.post-5793709778328401303</id><published>2010-06-23T13:53:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-23T13:53:54.516-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cute, Cuddly, Evil Monsters</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="regular" style="margin-left: 7em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://mindsparke.com/brain-training-blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/neurogenesis_stress_mice_mouse.jpg" style="max-width: 100%;" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Makes you just want to go “awwwwwwhhhhh, sooo cuuuuuuuute wittle baby” doesn’t it?&lt;br /&gt;Yeah. Until you hear these all night squeaking and scratching and digging and gnawing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.robharvey.com/animage/pest-control.jpg" style="max-width: 100%;" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.kidcyber.com.au/IMAGES/petmicebaby.jpg" style="max-width: 100%;" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gaaaahhhhhh&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8034226405303479299-5793709778328401303?l=abaslock.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/feeds/5793709778328401303/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/2010/06/cute-cuddly-evil-monsters.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8034226405303479299/posts/default/5793709778328401303'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8034226405303479299/posts/default/5793709778328401303'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/2010/06/cute-cuddly-evil-monsters.html' title='Cute, Cuddly, Evil Monsters'/><author><name>abaslock</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18389866247358142464</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zSwDYoXM0wM/S_Vl9uaqBGI/AAAAAAAAADk/xxYm5Zz6pAw/S220/Ab+10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034226405303479299.post-1885661002792872008</id><published>2010-06-03T19:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-03T19:58:52.824-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Been down one time, been down two times, ooooo Never going back again</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;At last I've reached my final destination: Allston, MA.&lt;br /&gt;Just like good ol' Fleetwood Mac says, I'm Never Goin' Back Again.&lt;br /&gt;How scary. Scary to think that I won't see my mom everyday anymore, or hear Perception Disorder play 4 nights a week, or snuggle with my dog everyday!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;List of To-Do's/Realizations since arriving in Boston:&lt;br /&gt;-I have way too many things. 11 boxes, 3 suitcases, a trunk, and 4 underbed storage cubes=way way way too much.&lt;br /&gt;-It's weird thinking about grocery shopping for what you actually need, not just want.&lt;br /&gt;-Buy toothpaste...the organic natural stuff they were giving out 2 years ago on the street is just not cutting it.&lt;br /&gt;-College kids are dirty. Apparently I'm a little ocd.&lt;br /&gt;-Must go to Haymarket tomorrow to get all the wonderful produce I want for practically nothing.&lt;br /&gt;-I will be living off of cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, avocado, mozzarella, limes and watermelon all summer.&lt;br /&gt;-I still have way too many things. Clothes just keep coming from out of thin air.&lt;br /&gt;-I can't wait to get my own apartment instead of sharing space with other people.&lt;br /&gt;-I never realized how much I took advantage of central air and an attic fan.&lt;br /&gt;-How much I missed being here.&lt;br /&gt;-A dresser or armoire is essential.&lt;br /&gt;-The two most important people in my life are now 1500 miles away, but still seem like they're right next to me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zSwDYoXM0wM/TAhrp0tkuOI/AAAAAAAAAEE/63wIGs-pJrk/s1600/DSC01464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zSwDYoXM0wM/TAhrp0tkuOI/AAAAAAAAAEE/63wIGs-pJrk/s400/DSC01464.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8034226405303479299-1885661002792872008?l=abaslock.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/feeds/1885661002792872008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/2010/06/been-down-one-time-been-down-two-times.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8034226405303479299/posts/default/1885661002792872008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8034226405303479299/posts/default/1885661002792872008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/2010/06/been-down-one-time-been-down-two-times.html' title='Been down one time, been down two times, ooooo Never going back again'/><author><name>abaslock</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18389866247358142464</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zSwDYoXM0wM/S_Vl9uaqBGI/AAAAAAAAADk/xxYm5Zz6pAw/S220/Ab+10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zSwDYoXM0wM/TAhrp0tkuOI/AAAAAAAAAEE/63wIGs-pJrk/s72-c/DSC01464.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034226405303479299.post-3525270736045194124</id><published>2010-05-20T08:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-20T09:16:38.296-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kansas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beach'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Boston'/><title type='text'>.....Beachin'.....</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zSwDYoXM0wM/S_VX_sHnf5I/AAAAAAAAADU/MC8ZkdzixQY/s1600/feeeet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473377673825189778" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zSwDYoXM0wM/S_VX_sHnf5I/AAAAAAAAADU/MC8ZkdzixQY/s320/feeeet.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;One of the things that excites me the most about going back to Boston is the prospect of going to the beach. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kansas has no beach.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It has no water (well...if you count ponds and mini lakes, then it does, but it's nothing compared to the salty, treacherous ocean!).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kansas is a landlocked, flat, wheaty pancake. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I can't wait to dig my toes into the sand, and take a nap with the waves crashing right next to my head. I can't wait to watch the sunrise on the horizon, and wonder who is on all of those little sailboats and cruise ships and barges. I can't wait to look and see nothing but blue as far as I can see!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Okay, maybe it's not all it's cracked up to be, but I don't know that yet. I've never lived by water, or forests, or anything besides farmland and suburbia.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Happy beaching!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8034226405303479299-3525270736045194124?l=abaslock.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/feeds/3525270736045194124/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/2010/05/beachin.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8034226405303479299/posts/default/3525270736045194124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8034226405303479299/posts/default/3525270736045194124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://abaslock.blogspot.com/2010/05/beachin.html' title='.....Beachin&apos;.....'/><author><name>abaslock</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18389866247358142464</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zSwDYoXM0wM/S_Vl9uaqBGI/AAAAAAAAADk/xxYm5Zz6pAw/S220/Ab+10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zSwDYoXM0wM/S_VX_sHnf5I/AAAAAAAAADU/MC8ZkdzixQY/s72-c/feeeet.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
